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Tonight’s the Night

[Steeleye Span]

This song was recorded during Steeleye Span’s 1991 tour and released as title track of their CD Tonight’s the Night.

Lyrics

Steeleye Span sing Tonight’s the Night

Northerly bobbing up and down
Along with all the others
Half of them have cousins in the town
And the other half are brothers

Chorus (after each verse):
And tonight, tonight they’re all ashore,
When they’ve had enough to drink
They’ll drink some more
And that’s what the old town’s for
Tonight’s the night for drinking!

Southerly and it’s blowing up a gale
From Portsmouth down to Dover
There they are all supping up the ale
Until the storm is over

Easterly and it’s anybody’s guess
And a few of them are out there hauling
But most of them, they take a little rest
When they hear Lord Nelson calling

Westerly and nothing but the sound
Of a thousand seagulls screaming
It’s thirsty work that bobbing up and down
So it’s homeward bound they’re steaming

Northerly bobbing up and down
Along with all the others
Half of them have cousins in the town
And the other half are brothers

And tonight, tonight they’re all ashore,
When they’ve had enough to drink
They’ll drink some more
Who ever said Lord Nelson’s dead?
Tonight’s the night for drinking!